Association of Southeast Asian Nations stories

Global tech firms say Singapore’s Budget 2026 marks a shift from pilot projects to large-scale AI rollout and workforce-wide skills upgrades.

Pure Global launches flat-fee device approval model from $2,000 a year, bundling AI-assisted registration and post-market support.

Malaysia banks on AI, chips and data centres to sustain 4-5% growth in 2026, as SME adoption and workforce skills emerge as key tests.

Conviction 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City aims to shift Vietnam’s thriving crypto scene towards institutional finance and global policy alignment.

AI agents are rapidly entering Singapore sales teams, with 80% already using AI tools as leaders turn to automation to ease admin pressures.

Indosat’s AI spam shield blocked 2bn risky contacts in six months, averting scam losses of about USD $500m for Indonesian users.

SonicWall names 34 partners across Asia-Pacific and Japan in its 2026 awards, spotlighting regional growth and cybersecurity excellence.

Paydibs and AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payments, starting with SSS contributions for Filipinos in Malaysia via local rails.

Infor taps former Qlik leader Geoff Thomas to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan expansion, revamping regional leadership to fuel cloud growth.

Banks worldwide pour billions into AI, but Dyna.Ai warns only a small minority are turning pilots into tangible, scalable revenue gains.

IBM launches Sovereign Core, embedding digital sovereignty into cloud and AI stacks to give enterprises and governments direct control.

AI use is now near universal in Singapore, but few organisations can show strong returns as data complexity and security risks bite.

Paydibs and AltPayNet link Malaysia-Philippines payment rails, starting with Social Security contributions for Filipinos in Malaysia.

Google Cloud opens its first Bangkok region in a USD $1 billion Thailand push, promising AI growth, data residency and thousands of jobs.

Singapore and Shenzhen launch a blockchain-based data validation trial, starting with cross-border checks on business owners’ credit reports.

Digital payments will be non-negotiable for Malaysian businesses by 2026, Paydibs says, as liquidity, speed and visibility demands intensify.

CelcomDigi finishes IOI estate-wide 4G rollout, linking over 100 plantations and nearby rural communities for digital operations and services.

Salesforce extends its Startup Programme to Malaysia and the Philippines, targeting early-stage and AI-first ventures across South East Asia.

Four in five Australian organisations say they struggle to prove AI delivers business value, blaming poor data access and weak integration.

Indonesia launches a six-month cyber resilience drive to train over 1,000 leaders and practitioners in practical defence and governance.